(via ACRL) In anticipation of a new edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is continuing to update intellectual freedom-related documents. The IFC would appreciate feedback on “Education and Information Literacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights” by Friday, March 1. The interpretation was adopted by ALA Council…
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Registration Open for Upcoming Training Opportunities From the Cataloging Maintenance Center
(via Dr. Pamela Thomas, Illinois Heartland Library System) Please take note of the upcoming training opportunities listed below. If you have any questions, or if there are particular topics that you would like to see future training sessions cover, please contact Dr. Pamela Thomas, Metadata Cataloger at Illinois Heartland Library System, at pthomas@illinoisheartland.org. Registration for…
Registration Open for RUSA eForum “Past, Present, and Future of Virtual Reference & Emerging Technologies” (Feb. 26 and 27)
(via Steven Miller, Jr., Wareham Free Library) Join RUSA’s Virtual Reference Services and Managing of Emerging Technology committees on February 26th and 27th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST in a discussion of the state of reference services today. Whether you are just starting with virtual reference or have expanded existing services with new…
Augustana’s Bluemle Receives 2019 ACRL Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award
(via ACRL) Stefanie R. Bluemle, research and instruction librarian and instruction coordinator at Augustana College, has been chosen as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award for her article “Post-Facts: Information Literacy and Authority after the 2016 Election<https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/portal/article/post-facts-information-literacy-and-authority-after-2016-election>,” published in…
Reminder: ACRL Immersion Program Seeking Facilitators (Deadline Friday, March 1)
(via Jennifer Kelley, College of DuPage) Call for Program Facilitators Deadline: March 1, 2019 The ACRL Information Literacy Program is recruiting a cohort of 3-5 new facilitators to help our current team further develop and facilitate our program. Now in its twentieth year, the ACRL Immersion Program brings together academic librarians for four and a…
Call for Proposals: CE Courses at MLA 2020 (Deadline 3/1/19)
(via the Medical Library Association) The Education Annual Programming Committee (EAPC) is looking for hot topics to offer as continuing education (CE) courses at MLA ’20. CE courses will be held on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, 2020, in Portland, OR. CE courses support health sciences librarians and other information professionals in adapting…
Reminder: Elections for OCLC Global and Regional Councils Delegates Open Through March 15
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage) It is time to vote! Elections for OCLC Global and Regional Councils delegates are now open through March 15, 2019. Each OCLC member institution has a single vote and a designated voting representative who received an email on February 15 with a link to the regional ballot for the…
Call for Applications: 2019 ALA Leadership Institute, August 5-8 in Oak Brook (Deadline March 8)
(via the American Library Association) The application<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> process for the 2019 Leadership Institute is now open. Applications will be accepted through March 8, 2019. Selected participants will be notified in mid-May. Applicants may nominate<http://www.ala.org/cfapps/leadershipinstitute/index.cfm> themselves or be nominated by their employer. Cost per participant is $1,650 which includes training, materials, lodging, breakfast and lunch on…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect and Director-at-Large for 2020 Elections (Deadline Possibly Extended to 2/22/19)
(via Megan Griffin, Association of College and Research Libraries) The ACRL Leadership Recruitment and Nominations Committee (LRNC) encourages members to nominate themselves or others to run for the position of ACRL vice-president/president-elect and director-at-large in the 2020 elections. The deadline for nominations is February 15, 2019, but we are in need of nominations for director-at-large…
Save the Date: Midwest Chapter MLA 2019 Meeting (Oct. 4-7 in Milwaukee)
(via Rita Sieracki, Medical College of Wisconsin) Are you making travel plans for next school year? Milwaukee is a great place to be in the fall! Join us in Milwaukee for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association where you will have the opportunity to discover, connect and collaborate…